Page 52 - Jamaica Post Office Guide 1977

POST OFFICE GUIDE 51

PACKING AND MAKE-UP

General Information
Letters and postal packets of every kind, especially parcels, must be packed
and closed in a manner which is suitable to the weight and shape of the contents;
not only to preserve the contents from loss or damage in the post, but also not to
injure other packets or any officer of the Post Office. If insecurely packed they are
liable to be stopped. The public is warned that packets insecurely packed which
are likely to injure other postal packets in course of conveyance or any officer of
the Post Office must not be sent by post. A higher standard of packing is required
for articles addressed to distant countries than in the inland post.

PERISHABLE ARTICLES

Eggs, Fish, Meat, Fruit and Vegetables are transmissible by Inland Parcel
Post only. They must not be included in Parcels or Packets addressed to Oversea
destinations.

All parcels containing food of any description or any other articles attractive to
rats should be packed in receptacles which are rat-proof.

GENERAL INFORMATION
SPECIAL PACKING REGULATIONS
FOR CERTAIN ARTICLES

Any fragile article whether sent by registered or unregistered parcel post, or
registered letter post must be packed in a container of sufficient strength and
surrounded in that container with sufficient and suitable soft material or wadding
to protect the article from the effects of concussion, pressure and knocks to which
postal packets are ordinarily exposed in transmission, and the packet must bear
the words “Fragile with Care" written conspicuously on the face of the cover
above the address.

The following are the methods of packing recommended for the substances
mentioned below:—
Articles of thin section moulded from plastic materials; wireless apparatus and
so on: Articles consisting wholly or partly of bakelite or other plastic materials,
moulded in thin section which are liable to damage on account of their shape,
should be packed in rigid boxes of strong cardboard, wood, or metal or strong
plastic material. Ample soft packing should be provided to prevent movement.
Special care should be taken to protect adequately any projecting fragile parts
in order to avoid damage through jolting or pressure. In the case of electrical or
wireless goods additional support should be provided for heavy attached compo­
nent parts. Valves, electric bulbs and so on should be sent separately packed in
ample soft packing such as cotton-wool and enclosed in a rigid box of wood,
fibreboard or strong corrugated cardboard.